ATLANTA — UPS Inc. is looking to the future with its new Southeast Metro Automated Routing Terminal. About the size of 19 football fields, the automated facility can be expanded to increase the 1,700 packages a minute it is able to process now.
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Second FedEx Ground Station Opens in Oklahoma City
FedEx Corp. has operated one 180,000-square-foot shipping station in Oklahoma City since 2006, and on Oct. 16 it celebrated the grand opening of a 270,000-square-foot shipping facility in north Oklahoma City to more than double its warehouse space in t…
Marten Transport Posts Record Results in Third Quarter
Marten Transport Ltd. reported its best quarterly operating results ever, among the first of what is expected to be a string of bullish financial reports from trucking companies in the third quarter.
Heartland Express Returns to Historical Levels of Profitability
Heartland Express Inc. is getting back to its old self. The North Liberty, Iowa-based truckload carrier has been battling to restore its historically rich profit margins after the acquisition of Interstate Distributor Co. in July 2017.
Calls for better drug testing, lap-and-shoulder belts as Canada legalizes weed
NTSB reports on crash investigation where drugs, lack of shoulder belts left 13 of 15 dead in head-on HD pickup-to-van collision.
ATA recognizes 34 America's Road Team finalists
American Trucking Associations recently released the list of 34 professional truck drivers, including five from tank fleets, named as finalists for the 2019-20 term of America’s Road Team.
“ATA believes the men and women who work safely day after day
Freight-Related Startups, Tech Firms Continue To Attract Investment
Interest in freight-related startups and technology continues to grow, as evidenced by several recent investment deals as well as a first-of-its-kind Founders Camp whereby representatives from 20 startup firms met with trucking executives and shippers …
Tesla Secures Land in Shanghai for First Foreign Factory
BEIJING — Electric auto brand Tesla Inc. said it signed an agreement Oct. 17 to secure land in Shanghai for its first factory outside the United States, pushing ahead with development despite mounting U.S.-Chinese trade tensions.
Diesel prices continue to climb across U.S.
For a third straight week, on-highway diesel prices set a new high for 2018; while gasoline prices take a slight dip across most of the U.S.
Becoming a driver was key to understanding truckers
Trucking sociologist and author Steve Viscelli learned a lot as an OTR trucker by driving thousands of miles behind the wheel of Class 8 truck.